The is the presentation for the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities and includes the goals and objectives of our collaboration.

1. Playground Lessons:
How Three Rival Universities Learned
Sharing Just Works Better

2. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
Adrianna Kezar posits that
“Western philosophies and values celebrate the
individual and individual achievement.” She
basically makes the case that generally
individuals are rewarded and awarded for their
hard work and we, as universities, value a similar
ethos. This ethos can be a detriment to higher
education because the lone-wolf university model
is not what business leaders tend to value when
looking for competent and career-ready college
graduates.
- Organizing Higher Education for
Collaboration, 2009

3. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
THE GREAT RELEVANCE DEBATE
“Technological innovation and industry demands are now moving too rapidly
for higher education to adapt in its current form. The answer to the dilemma
in higher education will not be found in incremental improvement. Rather,
the solution involves a systemic transformation that prioritizes more practical
and applied curricula, exploits disruptive technologies, and strengthens and
expands ecosystem partnerships.”
- The Pursuit of Relevance IBM

4. “High-quality research institutions, especially the elite
Eastern universities, have not thought about combining
their strengths. The closures and mergers that have
taken place have generally involved second- or third-
tier institutions. Most of the great state universities
have continued to expand, in response to growing
populations of students and to the political pressures of
geographic constituencies. Some joint programs have
emerged, generally crafted by professional schools in
different locations — including some in the United
States and other nations. But I cannot think of a single
large-scale merger of any portion of two great
universities in the past 25 years other than attempts to
unite university-affiliated or university-owned
hospitals. Almost all of those attempts have failed.”
- Jonathan R. Cole

5. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
The Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities emerged from a common
commitment to transforming students’ lives and the metropolitan areas that we serve at
Florida International University in Miami, the University of Central Florida in Orlando and
the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay. Together our three institutions share:
• Common values of serving our student bodies and promoting success in and beyond the
classroom for students of all backgrounds, no matter what socioeconomic status;
• Strengths as public research universities that also have earned the Carnegie
Classifications of Community Engagement for Curricular Engagement, and Outreach and
Partnerships; and
• A preference for collaborative work to improve the lives and livelihoods of Florida’s
next‐generation workforce and leaders.
The combination of resources, expertise, and commitment will allow the Consortium to
launch and complete initiatives at a speed and scale that none of the universities could
attain separately.
However, higher education has not traditionally played well together.

6. THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH

7. OUR APPROACH IN ONE PICTURE

8. The Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities
3 universities lighting the way for Florida’s economy
It is the mission of The Consortium to aid in
the economic development of Florida by
capitalizing on synergy created by UCF, FIU,
and USF collaborating to drive career
readiness, and enhance achievement for our
underrepresented and limited-income
student populations.
The Florida Consortium serves:
63% of Florida’s Population
70% of all Florida’s minorities
47% of total SUS college enrollment

9. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
WE ARE BIG!
2013 Fall Enrollment
29. Kansas 184,075
30. Iowa 168,644
31. Utah 168,311
32. Florida Consortium 161,080
33. Mississippi 154,916
34. Arkansas 153,690
35. New Mexico 144,381
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
2012-2013 Bachelors Degrees Awarded
18. Wisconsin 36,927
19. Minnesota 36,326
20. Tennessee 33,766
21. Florida Consortium 33,198
22. Washington 32,689
23. Colorado 32,446
24. Maryland 31,729
Fun Fact! – 1 in 20 bachelors degrees awarded to Hispanic students
is awarded by one of our universities.

10. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
Our State is Changing
1 2 3 4 5
Year 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
White 324287 295084 288543 280865 264027
Hispanic 244803 269287 294333 339341 348344
225000
245000
265000
285000
305000
325000
345000
365000
Age 15-19
White Hispanic

11. 30,600
31,500
34,250
30,000
31,000
32,000
33,000
34,000
15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19
Baccalaureate Degrees Awarded
+12% (3,650)
76
77
76
79
75.5
76
76.5
77
77.5
78
78.5
79
15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19
Graduates Employed Full-Time or
Continuing Education +3%
36,44235,500
39,050
35,250
35,750
36,250
36,750
37,250
37,750
38,250
38,750
39,250
15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19
Graduates' Median Salary
+10% ($3,550)
6361.5
65.5
60.5
61.5
62.5
63.5
64.5
65.5
66.5
15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19
Six-Year Grad Rate for Minority
Students +4%
PERFORMANCE PLUS OUTCOMES

12. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS
Utilize collaborative data analysis to identify students early with common risk
characteristics for not completing their degrees to allow of individual and
immediate interventions to increase the likelihood of success to graduation
HIGH-TECH PATHWAYS
Monitor student progression to degree completion using the most up-to-date
tracking technology and develop on-ramping strategies to ensure successful
new student transitions
TARGETED SUPPORT
Offer personalized academic and engagement success coaching, mentoring
and enhanced advising for students needing help to succeed
CAREER READINESS
Increase internship and practicum experiences by sharing connections and
resources in our three metropolitan areas and forging new partnerships by
leveraging the strength of all three universities

13. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
Our Model
Florida
Consortium
FIU
UCF
USF
K-12
Districts
Data
Analysis
Partners
Grant
Funders
Employers
2 Year
Colleges

14. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM

15. PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS:
PERFORMANCE FUNDING IN ACTION

17. MODEL SCORESHEET

19. 2014-16 Consortium Highlights
• December 2014: received a 5-year, $500,000 grant from the Helios Education Foundation to establish an administrative structure for the Consortium
at UCF.
• 2014-15: Implementation of predictive analytics platforms at UCF, USF, and FIU.
• March 2015 - Launched a shared internship portal and on-line virtual career fair open to all students at FIU, USF, and UCF.
• July 2015– Appointed Dr. Michael Preston as Executive Director of the Consortium.
• August 2015 – Florida Consortium begins work on the Florida Consortium STEM collaborative funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust for $506,000.
This planning grant is for Consortium STEM faculty to collaborate on a joint student success and employment placement project.
• October 2015 - Florida Consortium is awarded a $200,000 communications planning grant from the Kresge Foundation.
• November 2015 – Florida Consortium hosted its second Virtual Career Fair with the following high point numbers = 48registered
organizations/employers - 1527 student/alumni registrants - 588 attended chat sessions.
• December 2015 – Florida Consortium Career Readiness Pillar hosted presentations for a shared platform for Job and Internship announcements.
• February 2016 – USF hosted our first Faculty Convening with over 60 FIU, USF, and UCF STEM faculty working on joint student success projects
including Summer Onboarding Programs, a First Year Experience for STEM majors, Transfer Support, and “Flipping” the Classroom.
• March 2016 – the Florida Consortium will host its second Student Success Conference on the campus of Florida International University on March 21st
with a focus on strategic planning aimed at 2020 outcomes.

20. The Old Model for solving Problems
FLORIDA CONSORTIUM

21. The Florida Consortium Model – ONE EXAMPLE - STEM
USF
Classroom
Design
FIU
Course
Design
UCF
First Year
STEM
Consortium
Federated Data
Resource Allocation
Project Planning
FLORIDA CONSORTIUM

22. K-12
990,000
State Colleges
334,958
Consortium Members
166,000
FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
FEDERATED DATA MINE

23. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
DATA ALIGNMENT
Data mining
Turn data
into
information
Use the
information
to help
learners

24. How Consortium Federated Data Can
Work
Did not take courses
In the right order
Stayed too long
In the wrong major
Poor grades in intro
courses led to later “F”s
Excess Hours
Dissatisfied with
Advising
Uninvolved Cannot find an
Internship in Miami
Picked the wrong
University
Ran out of
Financial aid
Waited too long to
Register for classes

25. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
Lessons Learned
The Good
- Creates a unique model because it is three, state bound universities, who can lobby and
work together under the same rules
- Creates a system of trust that is based on “trust and verify” in the best of terms.
- Solutions are based on collective efforts.
The Bad
- It can be hard to put energy into an idea like the Consortium when traditionally you are
university bound.
- We still want to compete for resources and work together at the same time.
- Hard to move from a best practices model to a collaborative model.
The Ugly
- Need to get recognition from the Florida Legislature in the form of legislative support.
- Communication efforts have been a struggle.
- Lots and Lots and Lots of people are in charge.

26. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
But what it is really about is people, Investigating
together, asking questions, and using data

27. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
The Jelly Belly Analogy
Thanks to Jane McGonigal

28. FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
A Final Thought